Drove roughly 2 hours into Halifax. Checked in to Best Western, Dartmouth. 10 - 15 minutes from downtown Halifax.
Went to lunch at Bramoso Pizza http://www.bramoso.com/. Had an awesome local salad with field greens, strawberries, slivered almonds, feta, olive oil and balsamic reduction.
We then shared margarita pizza and McAngelo pizza: sausage, mushroom, spinach, fontana and mozzarella cheese. Both agreed the McAngelo was better. Lunch was only about $20 too. 5 / 5 stars!
Went to the Alexander Keith's brewery http://www.keiths.ca/. Was $16 each, and the tour was boring. Would have been nice to not watch a 20 minute video. I'm sure the 2+ free beer at the end of the tour would have been better if I did not have to drive.
Stopped in at a picturesque Royal Gardens, the oldest in Canada. Due to time constraints did not stay long. I would have liked to walk around a bit.
Nice big cathedral we saw on the way. Was not open to the public.
Went downtown and then to the boardwalk. The tall ship festival started today, and we were just in time for all the crowds :)
Got to see a real live Theodore the Tugboat.
After much searching and questioning the locals, decided on dinner at McKelvie's. Nice salad and excellent seafood chowder. Carol had another great lobster dinner and I chose a huge fish platter with baked lobster, cajun shrimp, scallops, baked herb salmon, veggies, and mashed potato. Carol had Mint Chocolate Chip Ice cream Pie for dessert. It was delicious! By far the most expensive meal of our trip, but still amazing. 5 / 5 stars!
Went swimming in hotel pool terrible pool, and no hot tub as advertised. We both wanted a dip in the hot tub after all our travels.
Carol watched more Big Brother :)
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